Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Governments come and go, economies rise and fall and society constantly changes. Only the good fortune that we accumulate during our lives lasts forever. The true victors are those who cultivate the tree of Buddhahood in the vast earth of their lives, while achieving success both in society and their personal lives through true faith and a true way of living.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Outstanding Principles also declares: "Neither teacher nor disciples need undergo countless kalpas of austere practice in order to attain Buddhahood. Through the power of the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law they can do so in their present form.". . . The purpose of [this passage] of commentary is to clarify that the attainment of Buddhahood in one's present form is limited to the Lotus Sutra alone.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1052
The Doctrine of Attaining buddhahood in One's Present Form
Written to Myoichi-nyo on July 14, 1280
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, July 14, 2013
An awareness of death enables us to live each day each moment - filled with appreciation for the unique opportunity we have to create something of our time on Earth. I believe that in order to enjoy true happiness, we should live each moment as if it were our last. Today will never return. We may speak of the past or of the future, but the only reality we have is that of this present instant. And confronting the reality of death actually enables us to bring unlimited creativity, courage and joy into each instant of our lives.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (17 June 1950) p.34
Have you confidence for tomorrow's ascent?
I have the confidence. Without climbing the mountain, we cannot gaze out from the peak.
Have you conviction for tomorrow's efforts?
Yes, that I do. Nothing is completed without day-by-day effort.
Are you faithful to life's purpose?
I do my utmost. I can do no more.
You have not forgotten life's ultimate mission?
I have not forgotten. Should I forget that, what else would remain?
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